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Air pollutants are one of the most significant stress factors for wind-pollinated vegetation, especially in urban areas, and can cause alterations in the immune system and the consequent triggering of type I hypersensitivity reactions mediated by immunoglobulin E (IgE). This study analyses the allergic sensitization caused by the interrelation of O3, NO2, and PM10 pollutants with the tree pollen types Olea, Cupressaceae, and Platanus in the period 2017\u20132021. To this end, general linear models were calculated using the Statgraphics Centurion 19 tool. The data collected came from the Air Quality Networks of the CAM and Madrid City Council, the CAM Palynological Network, and the Allergy Services of the reference hospitals in the five study areas. This research confirms a statistically significant correlation between allergic sensitivity to pollen types and their concentrations in the air, and those of atmospheric pollutants, in the different areas and years studied. 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